
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
June 2, 1952 (73 years old)
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
- Pau Tak-Hai
- Peter Pau
- 鮑起鳴
- Peter Pao
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Biography
Peter Pau is a famous film director, producer, and world-renowned Chinese cinematographer. As a young man, he went to the United States to study film. In 1985, he returned to Hong Kong to join the film industry in there. In 2001, he won the Oscar for Best Cinematography with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" being the first non-American Chinese cinematographer to win this award
Known For
Acting
Crew

Blossoms Shanghai
Visual Effects Supervisor, Director of Photography
2023

The Battle at Lake Changjin
Director of Photography
2021

The Rescue
Director of Photography
2020

See You Tomorrow
Director of Photography
2016

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Producer, Special Effects, Director, Director of Photography
2015

Special ID
Director of Photography
2013

Lee's Adventures
Art Designer
2011

The Forbidden Kingdom
Director of Photography
2008

Shoot 'Em Up
Director of Photography
2007

The Promise
Director of Photography
2005

Perhaps Love
Director of Photography
2005

The Touch
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Story
2002









